Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: RD BLOCK G910350BB: 1048 A HrsBC: Medium level bombing. 72 x 250 G.P. 49 Dets 27 Pistol 270º/14000'/14500'BD: Target identified. Good pattern from 1st box from G913351 across bridge to G909350 scoring at least 4/6 hits on Rd and causing bridge likely damage. Second box covered Rd, bombs bursting from G911350 to G904353. Many bright flashes, 2 large seen among bomb bursts.BE: Intense H/A/A after bombing, accurate for second box. 4 H/A/A at G839320. Others in areas G8826 and G9327.BF: 2 A/C slightly holed (Cat.1)BG: Verticals and obliques of bomb bursts.BH: N.M.S. except for occasional M.E.T.AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.
437H MAJ ORD LT HODGES F/SGT WALKER A/SGT DEVENISH (FL)
441P LT LONGMORE LT KENDAL F/SGT THEUNISSEN A/SGT MACKAY
545A LT MURMAN LT WALTERS F/SGT ODENDAAL A/SGT STEWART
341L LT WILLMOTT LT BORCHERDS F/SGT LOOTS F/SGT WALBRIDGE (VL)
916K LT WITTE 2/LT RUSHFORTH F/SGT EATON A/SGT NARAIS
240O LT FROST LT LAMBERT F/SGT CARTER A/SGT ALLEN
356Z CAPT SMIT LT KAY 2/LT PURDON A/SGT SCHOOMBIE (BL)
181T LT BENNETT LT HARLE F/SGT STRYDOM A/SGT JENKINSON
383W LT GREDER LT ROSE. F. F/SGT GREYLING A/SGT AIREY
445U LT HARGRAVE LT REES F/SGT JENSEN F/SGT VALENTINE (VL)
181Y LT ROBERTSON LT HANNING F/SGT DU PLESANIE A/SGT LEISCHING
387R LT RICHARDS LT ROSE. A. F/SGT ROBBERTSE A/SGT McCRINDLE
Transcriber's Notes
- RD BLOCK
- Road Block.
- G.P
- General Purpose (bomb type).
- H/A/A
- Heavy Anti-Aircraft fire (Flak).
- A/C
- Aircraft.
- Cat.1
- Category 1 damage (repairable by the unit on-site).
- N.M.S
- No Movements Seen.
- M.E.T
- Motor Enemy Transport.
Expanded Abbreviations